Skating and hockey boot.



A. L. JOHNSON.

SKATING AND HOCKEY BOOT. APPLICATION FlLED OCT. 8. i914.

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' Application filed October 8,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW LOUIS JOHN- SON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city of Winnipeg, Prov- Dominion ofGanad'a, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skating and Hockey Boots; and I do hereby declare that the "following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of boots and appertains particularly to ankle-supports for hockey boots, having for an object the provision of a more snugly fitting and better bracing than heretofore.

The features of the invention will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. For full comprehension, however, of my invention, reference drawing forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts and wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my imis a section through the boot upper.

In the drawings 2 indicates a boot which,- being especially adapted for skating, has its upper portion open at the front from the the toercap and provided with means for closing the upper by lacing so that the full extent of such upper can be laced snugly about the wearers foot from the ankle to the toes. The tongue 3 of the secured to and extends upwardly from the rear ofrthe toe-cap and is provided underside.

An ankle-support 5 located within the boot extends from the top to near the botis stitched thereto at the the sides near the bottom at 6 and extends forwardly to inclose the ankle of the wearer, the top and front margins or forward edges of the support 456 being left free to be snugly bound around Ihe full extent of one front of the ankle-support is stitched which is formed for this purpose the ankle-support and tongue being firmly bound about. the wearers ankle by means of a strap 7 which is sewed or otherwise securedat one end to the margin 5. This passed over the front the ankle. margin 5 to one edge of the tongue 3 with a lateral extension 3 Specification of Letters Patent.

' side, while the Patented May 11s, rerun 1914. Serial No. 865,757.

ASSIGNOE T0 AMES of the tongue and the free end thereof-- passed outwardly through a slot 8 in the boot upper and fastened by a buckle 9 secured upon the exterior of the upper and at the rear of slot 8, strap"? being formed with holes for adjustment.

It will be seen' that by fastening the tongue 3 to the ankle-support both the ankle-support and tongue can be more snugly bound about the wearers ankle than heretofore and without the liability of the tongue being drawn out of place to either disadvantage encountered of having the tongue slip down and wrinkle, forming ridges which chafe and blister the foot of the wearer is avoided. Furthermore the tongue is always in proper position and therefore the fastening of the boot and adjustment of the ankle-support can be more quickly effected than when the tongue has to be pulled up and held in place before fastening. I

What I claim is as follows:

1. In a hockey boot, the combination with the upper provided with the ordinary lacing means, and a tongue extending from the toe-cap to the top ofthe upper, support secured within the boot and adapted to embrace the ankle of the wearer, such ankle-support extending at the rear from the bottom of the boot upwardly to the top and forwardly toward the tongue of an ankleto which one edge or margin of the support the bottom of the boot upwardly to the top and forwardly toward the tongue towhich, near the top, one edge or margin of the support is sewed, the other edge or margin 0 the support being free from both upper and tongue but adapted to be overlapped by the latter.

3. In a hockey boot, the upper, provided with the combination with the ordinary lacbut adapted to be overlapped by the 10 secured, and means for tightening and fastening the support independent of the ordinary lacing means.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW LOUIS JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

N. A. WEIR, JOHN H. BLACK. 

